# K050082: Centerpiece Plate Fixation System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc.
- Decided: Jun 6, 2005 after 144 days
- Product code: NQW (Orthosis, Spine, Plate, Laminoplasty, Metal)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3050
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K850631 (1985). 1 ancestor in all.
31 later devices descend from it; 12 cite it directly.
0 of 33 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K850631: Kirschner Orthopedic Wire, Eyelet Cerclage Wires, Kirschner Medical Corp. (1985) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K091994: Mountaineer Laminoplasty System (2010), 17 descendants of its own
- K080664: Relieve Laminoplasty Fixation System (2008), 11 descendants of its own
- K121732: Canopy Laminoplasty Fixation System (2012), 10 descendants of its own
- K113802: Escalate Laminoplasty System (2012), 7 descendants of its own
- K171413: HAVEN™ Laminoplasty System, CANOPY® Laminoplasty Fixation System (2017), 6 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The CENTERPIECE™ Plate Fixation System is intended for use in the lower cervical and upper thoracic spine (C3 to T3) in laminoplasty procedures. The CENTERPIECE™ Plate Fixation System is used to hold the graft material in place in order to prevent the graft material from expulsion, or impinging the spinal cord.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K050082
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology